Pope Felix IV

Pope Felix IV (470-22 September 530) was Pope from 526 to 530, succeeding Pope John I and preceding Pope Boniface II.

Biography
Felix was born in 470 AD in Samnium in southern Italy, and in 526 he was elected as Pope after the death of Pope John I in the dungeon of King Theodoric the Great, as Theodoric favored Cardinal Felix. Theodoric pushed for greater rights for the church due to Felix's appointment. However, Felix created controversy when he attempted to designate Pope Boniface II as his successor; the church ruled that the succession should not be discussed while the current pope was alive, and most bishops favored Antipope Dioscorus, who would challenged Boniface. Felix died in 530 AD after four years of being pope.